Law & Order: Year 1
Universal Studios (1990)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Collection
#7590
0*
Seen ItYes
025192242922
IMDB   7.6
22 hr 0 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Benjamin Bratt Detective Reynaldo Curtis
Richard Brooks Asst. D.A. Paul Robinette
Fred Dalton Thompson D.A. Arthur Branch
George Dzundza Det. Sgt. Max Greevey
S. Epatha Merkerson Lt. Anita Van Buren
Dennis Farina Det. Joseph Fontana
Dann Florek Capt. Donald Cragen
Angie Harmon A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael
Steven Hill DA Adam Schiff
Michael Imperioli Det. Nicholas Falco
Jesse L. Martin Detective Ed Green
Michael Moriarty Exec. Asst. DA Ben Stone
Chris Noth Det. Mike Logan
Annie Parisse Asst. Dist. Atty. Alexandra Borgia
Elisabeth Rohm Asst. Dist. Atty. Serena Southerlyn
Director
Steve Cohen
Jace Alexander
Producer Dick Wolf
Rene Balcer
Writer Dick Wolf
Ed Zuckerman


Law & Order, the longest running crime series and is tied for longest running drama series in the history of American broadcast television, will start its 21st season on NBC in the autumn of 2010. The brainchild of creator Dick Wolf, Law & Order is the most successful brand in the history of primetime television; the winner of the 1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; ties Cheers and M*A*S*H for the most consecutive best series nominations (eleven) and the longest-running drama series currently on American television. The series has also turned into one of entertainment's preeminent brands using a distinct ripped from the headlines format, and has spawned the successful spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Crime & Punishment and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    9/13/1990  1.  Prescription For Death
When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and an investigation leads the detectives to believe that the doctor treating her may have been drunk on duty.
Director:  John Whitesell  / David Black  Writer:  Ed Zuckerman 
Guest starring:  Paul Sparer,  John SpencerRon RifkinErick Avari, Alvin Epstein, Maryann Urbano,  Bruce McCarty, Ed Setrakian, W.T. Martin,  Daniel Benzali, Frederica Meister,  Annie CorleyRocky Carroll, William Roerick, Russell Horton
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    9/20/1990  2.  Subterranean Homeboy Blues
The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case of self-defense, but further investigation reveals revenge as a possible motive.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer  Writer:  Robert Palm 
Guest starring:  Cynthia Nixon, Sam Gray, Akili Prince,  Phyllis Somerville, Alexandra Gersten, Tonya Pinkins, Barbara Caruso, Dwayne McClary, Wanda Richert, José Ramón Rosario, Dan Desmond, Shirl Bernheim, Cynthia Belgrave, David E. Weinberg, Kevin Eshelman
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/4/1990  3.  The Reaper's Helper
The death of a man with AIDS appears to be the work of a serial killer who may have been motivated by mercy.
Director:  Vern Gillum  / Thomas Francis McElroy  Writer:  David Black  / Thomas Francis McElroy 
Guest starring:  Peter Frechette, Tom Signorelli, Barbara Andres,  Jesse Corti, Charlotte Moore, Neal Ben-Ari, Richard Steinmetz, Millie Tirelli,  Steven GilbornFrancis Guinan, Susan Knight,  Suzanne Shepherd, Jack Laufer, Frank Girardeau, Tommy A. Ford
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/11/1990  4.  Kiss the Girls And Make Them Die
Stone has difficulty prosecuting a privileged preppie with a history of abusing his girlfriends after one of them dies at his hands.
Director:  Dick Wolf  / Charlie Correll  Writer:  Robert Stuart Nathan 
Guest starring:  Dennis BoutsikarisMarita GeraghtyThomas CalabroHaviland MorrisPriscilla Lopez, Jacqueline Brookes,  Troy Ruptash, Sarah Fleming, Nandrea Lin-Courts, Matthew Penn, Janet Zarish, David Cromwell, David Edward Jones,  Adam LeFevre, Kellie Overbey Shane
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/23/1990  5.  Happily Ever After
Greevey and Logan have a hunch that robbery is a cover for the real motive in the death of a millionaire in a parking garage.
Director:  David Black  / Dick Wolf  Writer:  David Black  / Robert Stuart Nathan 
Guest starring:  Roxanne HartBob GuntonPhilip Bosco, Kelly Neal,  Barton HeymanMeg Mundy, Joyce Reehling,  Faith Prince, David Little, Mary Elaine Monti,  Aida Turturro, Joseph Palmas, Joe Lisi, Nancy Fichman, Edward Seamon
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/30/1990  6.  Everybody's Favorite Bagman
The mugging of a councilman leads the detectives to arrest a mobster, who in turn leads Stone and Robinette to corrupt city officials.
Director:  John Patterson  Writer:  Dick Wolf 
Guest starring:  Paul GuilfoyleTrey WilsonRoy ThinnesDick Latessa, Ron Foster,  William H. Macy, Michael Wikes,  Marcia Jean Kurtz, Debra Stricklin, Leo O'Brien,  Ronald Guttman, Stuart Burney,  Sully Boyar, David Chandler, Mark Boone Jr.
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/13/1990  7.  By Hooker, By Crook
When Logan and Greevey investigate how a family man came to be found unconscious in Central Park, they uncover a very high-class call girl operation run by a well-educated socialite.
Director:  Martin Davidson  Writer:  David Black 
Guest starring:  Patricia Clarkson, Jenny Robertson,  Addison Powell, Patricia Barry, Bernard Barrow,  Courtney B. Vance, Kelle Kerr,  Robert LuPone, Brian Smiar, Paul Austin, Steven Marcus, Thomas Anderson, Bernice Massi,  Martin Shakar, Christine Dunford
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/20/1990  8.  Poison Ivy
The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer  / Jacob Brackman  Writer:  Jacob Brackman 
Guest starring:  John FinnErik KingErika AlexanderAl Freeman Jr.Jack Gwaltney, Saundra McClain, Joe Pentangelo, Gregg Almquist, Christopher Wynkoop,  Jake Weber, Graciela LeCube,  Barry Del ShermanJosh PaisDaryl EdwardsDayton Callie
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    11/27/1990  9.  Indifference
During the investigation into the death of a little girl in a respectable, middle-class family, Greevey and Logan uncover a myriad of family secrets involving abuse, molestation, and murder.
Director:  James Quinn  Writer:  Robert Palm 
Guest starring:  Marcia Jean KurtzLouis Zorich, John Seitz,  David Groh, Paul Geier,  Diane Salinger, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Eugene Troobnick, Mary Joy, Blanca Camacho, Sarah Rowland Doroff, Amanda Carlin,  John Rothman, Richard M. Davidson, Brian Smiar
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/4/1990  10.  Prisoner Of Love
A city arts commissioner and a socialite come under investigation when an artist noted for his sadomasochistic themes is found dead under suspicious circumstances.
Director:  David Black  / Michael Fresco  Writer:  Robert Stuart Nathan 
Guest starring:  Frances Conroy, Larry Keith,  Amy Aquino, Marjorie Monaghan,  Fran Brill, Don McManus, Sam Schacht, Jay Patterson,  Anthony CrivelloSidney Armus, Edye Byrde, Valerie Kingston, Richard Seff,  Brad Greenquist, Ted Marcoux
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    12/11/1990  11.  Out Of The Half-Light
Greevey and Logan's investigation into a black teenager's claim that she was raped by white policemen is hampered by a publicity hungry, black politician who will not grant the detectives access to the victim.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer  Writer:  Michael Duggan 
Guest starring:  J.A. Preston, Kisha Miller,  Billie NealSandra Reaves-PhillipsNovella NelsonCharles Weldon, Graham Brown, Kelly Cinnante,  Ruben Santiago-HudsonHarold Perrineau Jr., Verna Hampton,  Tichina ArnoldAdina Porter, Murray Rubinstein, David L. King
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/8/1991  12.  Life Choice
Stone faces pressure from the public and from Schiff as he prepares to prosecute the person accused of bombing an abortion clinic.
Director:  Aaron Lipstadt  / Dick Wolf  Writer:  David Black  / Robert Stuart Nathan 
Guest starring:  Kevin O'Rourke,  LaTanya RichardsonCaroline KavaPaul Hecht, Pat McNamara,  Clark Gregg, Jaime Tirelli, Bridgit Ryan, Paul Butler, Kevin Cooney, Laurie Kennedy,  Johann Carlo, Jonathan Hogan,  Sully BoyarJim Fyfe
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    1/15/1991  13.  A Death In The Family
Police start a citywide manhunt for a man suspected of killing a cop during a rooftop pursuit.
Director:  Joe Viola  / Gwen Arner  Writer:  Joe Viola  / David Black 
Guest starring:  Karina ArroyaveWendy MakkenaDavid MarguliesLouis Guss, Nan-Lynn Nelson, Susan Batson,  Thomas A. CarlinMadison Arnold, Ron Ryan, Judson Camp, Leah Maddrie, Fracaswell Hyman, Ellis Williams, Sharon Ernster, Jerome Preston Bates
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/5/1991  14.  The Violence of Summer
Greevey and Logan reopen an investigation to help Stone and Robinette build a stronger case against three boys accused of gang-raping a TV reporter.
Director:  Don Scardino  Writer:  Michael Duggan 
Guest starring:  Samuel L. Jackson, Megan Gallagher, Randy Danson, Sandy Baron, Al Shannon,  Gil Bellows, Ken Johnston, Mike Hodge, David Green, Robert Heller, Marie Barrientos, Jean Taylor, Phil Stein, James Pyduck,  Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/12/1991  15.  The Torrents of Greed (1)
An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer  / Michael Duggan  Writer:  Michael S. Chernuchin 
Guest starring:  Christine BaranskiBruce AltmanCharles Cioffi, Robert Fields, Steven Keats,  Stephen McHattie, Lee Richardson, Anna Katarina, Ronald Hunter, Phillip Richard Allen, Hy Anzell, Lynnie Greene, Jacques Sandelescu, Christopher McCann, Janis Dardaris
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/19/1991  16.  The Torrents of Greed (2)
Stone tries to salvage his prosecution of the Masucci family when Beigel faces bribery charges and seems willing to turn against his brother-in-law.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer  / Michael Duggan  Writer:  Michael S. Chernuchin 
Guest starring:  Christine BaranskiBruce AltmanCharles CioffiStephen McHattie, Lee Richardson,  Sidney Armus, Anna Katarina, Ronald Hunter, Phillip Richard Allen,  Rex EverhartMichael P. Moran, Michael Heintzman, Victoria Christian, Maria Cellario, Linda Atkinson
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    2/26/1991  17.  Mushrooms
The accidental shooting of two children by a 14-year-old hired killer leads to a drug dealer and a real estate agent.
Director:  Daniel Sackheim  Writer:  Robert Palm 
Guest starring:  Brad Sullivan,  Michael MantellS. Epatha Merkerson, Malachi Throne,  Tom Mardirosian, Victor Raider-Wexler, James McDaniel, Justin Crozier, Terrance Telfair, Merlin Santana,  Eugene Byrd, Rhetta Hughes, Laurie Heineman, Regina Taylor, Richard Ziman
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/12/1991  18.  The Secret Sharers
Stone faces a flashy Texas lawyer and a hostile community as he tries to prosecute a young man accused of killing a drug dealer.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer  Writer:  Robert Stuart Nathan 
Guest starring:  J.D. Cannon, Enrique Munoz,  Paul CalderonStephen ElliottMiriam Colon, Cordelia Gonzalez,  Diane KaganSully Diaz, Hazel J. Medina, Stephen Mendillo, Jack Hallett, Saoul Mamby, Duke Stroud,  Ron Faber, Ray Gill
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/19/1991  19.  The Serpent's Tooth
Two brothers appear to be the logical suspects in the murder of their wealthy parents.
Director:  Don Scardino  / I.C. Rapoport  Writer:  Robert Stuart Nathan  / René Balcer 
Guest starring:  Frances SternhagenStephen Mailer, Matt Hofherr, Lewis Stadlen,  Olek KrupaGeorge MorfogenLee Wilkof, Norman Rose,  Jonathan HadaryElaine Bromka, Don Peoples, John Christy Ewing, Ted Sorel, Robert Riesel, John Henry Kurtz
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    3/26/1991  20.  The Troubles
Logan is forced to face his cultural biases when both a Lebanese gunrunner and an Irish terrorist are suspected of killing a drug dealer.
Director:  John Whitesell  / Dick Wolf  Writer:  Dick Wolf  / Robert Palm 
Guest starring:  Anthony HealdKevin J. O'Connor, Robert Silver,  Donal DonnellyAlan NorthPaxton Whitehead, Betty Miller, Bill Nelson, Michael Cullen,  Ray IannicelliJames CanningHarriet Sansom Harris, Paul-Felix Montez, Richard Russell Ramos, Gy Mirano
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    4/2/1991  21.  Sonata for a Solo Organ
Stone and Robinette prosecute a surgeon and the wealthy father of a transplant patient for illegally obtaining a kidney.
Director:  Fred Gerber  / Michael Duggan  Writer:  Joe Morgenstern  / Michael S. Chernuchin 
Guest starring:  Paul Roebling, Deborah Hedwall,  Dominic Chianese, Bill Moor, Chuck Cooper,  Lonny Price, Randy Graff,  Fritz Weaver, Jennifer Van Dyck,  Ann Dowd, Joe Pentaglio, Ralph Byers, Kayla Black,  Zach GrenierLeslie Lyles
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    6/9/1991  22.  The Blue Wall
Cragen comes under suspicion when his mentor in the department is investigated for laundering drug money.
Director:  Dick Wolf  / Vern Gillum  Writer:  Robert Stuart Nathan 
Guest starring:  Robert Lansing,  John Christopher JonesGerry Bamman, David Leary, Donald Billett, Michael Ingram, William Andrews, Gregg Almquist, Robert Hirschfeld, Pirie MacDonald, George Guidall, Michael Hirsch,  Dolores Sutton, Stephen Prutting, John Ramsey
Edition Details
Edition First Year
Series Law & Order
Distributor Universal Studios
Release Date 10/15/2002
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 6

Features
Disc 01 "The Creation of Law & Order" Including an Interview with Series Creator Dick Wolf Preview of New Law & Order Interactive Game